The National Tennis Centre (NTC) partnered with the Oak Park Tennis Center in Chicago, Illinois to hold a successful clinic on Saturday February 13th 2016. Children from neighbourhood schools and in the community attended this one-day free tennis clinic. Two (2) tennis professionals from the Oak Park Tennis Center Luke and Mirka, worked with local…
Philip has started his tennis year off in stellar fashion with the three main draw participation. He will have one more chance this upcoming week on this tour as he competes along with Joshua Turnquest in the next Pro Circuit Tournament in Turkey. Philip Major continued to blaze through the qualifying rounds on the international…
The Fed Cup Team of Iesha Shepherd, Gabriela Donaldson, Sierra Donaldson and Lauryn Daxon were in action today against Puerto Rico. The home team Puerto Rico had great support and home-court advantage and was able to defeat The Bahamas. Gabriela Donaldson lost to Bou 6-0,6-1. Iesha Shepherd lost to Puig 6-0, 6-0. The duo of…
Another exciting week in the world of Bahamian Tennis as our 4-member Fed Cup Team of Iesha Shepherd, Gabriela Donaldson, Sierra Donaldson, and Lauryn Daxon compete in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. The tournament starts tomorrow February 1 2016 where The Bahamas plays Guatemala at 10:00am. Other participating nations are: Barbados, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Guatemala Puerto Rico, Uruguay and…
(January 28) – The Bahamas Junior Fed Cup and Davis Cup Teams fought hard today. The Junior Fed Cup Team started their run for advancement with Sierra Donaldson against Chavarria from Costa Rica. The 2 and one half hours match ended in a win for the Bahamas as Sierra played great tennis. The results were…
The triple threat of Donaldson, Clarke and Smith was once again successful as it was smooth sailing on day two for the Junior Fed Cup Team. Sierra Donaldson defeated Giammattei 6-0, 6-1, Sydney Clarke was victorious over Arevalo 6-1,6-1 and the duo matchup of Afrika Smith and Sierra Donaldson defeated Arevalo and Giammatei 6-1, 6-1. Coach Bradley Bain stated “The team is really…
Philip Major has shined brightly in the Qualifying Rounds in the ITF Pro Circuit. In the first round of The Turkey F4 Futures which is being held in Antalya Turkey, Philip Wilbert Major from The Bahamas defeated Matteo Vialmin from Switzerland 6-0 4-6 6-4. Major advanced to the Second Round of the Qualifying Round and…
Three national teams from the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) depart Nassau this month to represent The Bahamas in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and Bayamon, Puerto Rico. The Jr.Fed and Jr. Davis Cup teams leave Nassau on Saturday, January 23 for the The Dominican Republic and return home on January 31. Mr. Bradley Bain will…
Nassau, Bahamas – The BLTA extends warm congratulations to Jacobi Bain and Elana Mackey who has been invited by the ITF to participate in a Regional U13 Training Camp for the top players in the region. The training camp begins on October 5 and ends October 11. Both players were selected with the criteria of being the top 8…
Jacobi Bain achieves double wins in singles and doubles final matches today in Honduras ITF Junior Tennis Bowl. The young tennis athlete had a very impressive path to the singles finals. He blazed through the round-robin with a perfect record not losing a set. He received a bye in the main draw and faced a…